diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog b/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog
index 70805f5bb7b9..5e560e0bc980 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2003-12-15  Carlo Wood  <carlo@alinoe.com>
+
+	* include/bits/ios_base.h (Init::_S_initialized): Change into
+	declaration.
+	* src/ios_init.cc (Init::_S_initialized): Add definition.
+
 2003-12-15  Benjamin Kosnik  <bkoz@redhat.com>
 
 	PR libstdc++/12658
diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/include/bits/ios_base.h b/libstdc++-v3/include/bits/ios_base.h
index e2d3fbab62ec..ee6405070f75 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/include/bits/ios_base.h
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/include/bits/ios_base.h
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ namespace std
       // NB: Allows debugger applications use of the standard streams
       // from operator new. 
       static bool
-      _S_initialized() { return _S_refcount > 0; }
+      _S_initialized();
 
     private:
       static _Atomic_word	_S_refcount;
diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/src/ios_init.cc b/libstdc++-v3/src/ios_init.cc
index b40202553e53..4f8ab7bf324e 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/src/ios_init.cc
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/src/ios_init.cc
@@ -142,6 +142,12 @@ namespace std
       }
   } 
 
+  bool
+  ios_base::Init::_S_initialized()
+  {
+    return _S_refcount > 0;
+  }
+
   bool 
   ios_base::sync_with_stdio(bool __sync)
   {